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From ANIMAL PEOPLE, November/December 2013:
by Robert Cabral. Bound Angels (order c/o http://www.lulu.com/shop/view-cart.ep;jsessionid=63C586DEBBDDE0F7E8C6D45852D4A118), 2012. 254 pages, paperback. $14.95.
Desperate Dogs, a self-published manual for rehabilitating shelter dogs, arrived for review by ANIMAL PEOPLE with impressive endorsements. Read more
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, November/December 2013:
Concerning “Ethicist addresses making euthanasia decisions in a no-kill context,” in the October 2013 edition of ANIMAL PEOPLE, I find it bizarre that Jasper the Staffordshire’s fate boils down to a football score set of numbers. I’m no ethicist, but as someone intimately and actively familiar with animal shelter euthanasia for the past 43 years, it is clear to me that our industry’s spay/neuter efforts have resulted not only in fewer surplus animals but also in an unexpected but positive consequence of making the lives of dogs and cats more valuable. Read more
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, November/December 2013:
LONGMONT, Colorado––Longmont Humane Society executive
director Liz Smokowski on December 12, 2013 pleaded guilty on behalf of
the society to misdemeanor possession of a dangerous dog––a pit bull
with prior aggressive history––and paid $900.52 in restitution for
injuries the dog caused in a June 2013 attack after escaping from a
foster home.
The pit bull “attacked a leashed Weimaraner,” reported
Pierrette J. Shields of the Longmont Times-Call. “The man walking the
Weimaraner intervened, and the pit bull reportedly turned and bit him on
the hand. Animal control officers ticketed the humane society after
researching the dog’s history and finding that he had a documented
record of aggression with other dogs and people in Mesa County.”
The pit bull was surrendered to the Longmont Humane Society by
judicial order.
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, October 2013: (Actually published on November 20, 2013.)
The Second Chance Dog by Jon Katz Ballantine Books (1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019), 2013. 267 pages, hardcover. $25.00.
The Second Chance Dog may be the last of Jon Katz’ many successful dog stories written from Bedlam Farm in Hebron, New York, on the far side of a couple of hills from the original ANIMAL PEOPLE office near Shushan; Katz in mid-2013 listed his renovated 1862 farmhouse and acreage for sale at $450,000. Read more
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, October 2013: (Actually published on November 20, 2013.)
Weekends with Daisy by Sharron Kahn Luttrell Simon & Schuster (1230 Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY 10020), 2013. 311 pages, hardcover. $26.00.
Weekends with Daisy is a journey into the care and training of puppies who will be placed with disabled people. Before service dogs enter advanced training, they live with foster parents for socialization, housebreaking, and introduction to public places including airports, bus stations, and shopping centers. Read more
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, October 2013: (Actually published on November 20, 2013.)
BARCELONA–– Among the more unusual and useful offerings at the 2013 International Companion Animal Welfare Conference was a session entitled “Ethical decision making,” presented by Dorothy E.F. McKeegan, British Veterinary Association Animal Welfare Foundation senior lecturer at the University of Glasgow. Read more
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, October 2013: (Actually published on November 20, 2013.)
OTTAWA––Responding to rising concern about what dogs are being imported into Canada, in what health under what conditions, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency on November 1, 2013 rescinded a 2005 rule that allowed animal charities to import puppies almost without restriction. Read more
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, October 2013: (Actually published on November 20, 2013.)
DENVER––Jeff Young, DVM, one of the star speakers at ICAWC 2013, wants to sell the veterinary and humane communities on the concept he calls Spay-It-Forward. Read more
From ANIMAL PEOPLE, October 2013: (Actually published on November 20, 2013.
The ancient Hebrews mentioned neither the name of God in the Torah, nor that of cats, who were revered in neighboring Egypt as incarnations of the goddess Bastet. Read more